The Panics
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Nine Shortlisted For The AMPThe shortlist for the 7th Australian Music Prize (The Amp) includes May">Abbe May’s (pictured) Design Desire, Adalita’s Adalita, Boy & Bear’s Moonfire, Gotye’s Making Mirrors, Gurrumul’s Rrakala, Jack Ladder’s Hurtsville, Kimbra’s Vows, The Jezabels’ Prisoner and The Middle East’s I Want That You Are Always Happy. Up to 50 albums were judged for the $30,000 cash prize for creativity and Amp founder Scott B. Murphy revealed that The Panics, Oh Mercy and The Orbweavers were among the acts who almos ...Rave Magazine7 February 2012
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Feature: Report: Laneway Melbourne 2012DOUG WALLEN and NICK ARGYRIOU review 64.7 percent of the entire bill of Melbourne’s St Jerome’s Laneway Festival at Footscray Community Arts Centre on Saturday. (Fans of Girls, The Panics, The Horrors and SBTRKT send your grievances to PO Box 475, Prahran, VIC 3181, or just wait for the Sydney review.) Photos by MICHAEL BAINBRIDGE . The ominous clouds that “greeted” punters at last year’s St Jerome’s Laneway Festival were replaced by near-perfect skies and a mercury that hovered above 30 degrees all day. For the third year running, the festival returned to the Footscray Community ...Mess and Noise5 February 2012
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News: Ex-Snowman Members Plan Solo Debuts ..Following Snowman’s premature but not entirely unexpected departure , members Joe McKee and Andy Citawarman have been putting the final touches on their respective solo debuts. McKee, who has been based in London for the past couple years, recorded the album with long-time collaborator Dave Parkin at Blackbird Studios in his native Perth while holidaying there over summer. The as-yet-untitled album’s 10 songs were written over the past few years in London and while travelling through Europe. “It's a fairly reflective album,” McKee told M+N this week. “It's about leading a double life of sorts. It ...Mess and Noise24 January 2012
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Film Clip Friday - Ball Park Music, The Pani ..It's Film Clip Friday - literally! .Triple J - Home & Hosed19 January 2012
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Laneway schedulesLaneway Festival organisers have posted the timetables for this year's events. The series kicks off in Brisbane on January 28 before heading to Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide and Perth with an artist roster that includes Laura Marling, Feist, The Panics and Pajama Club. Have a squizz at the full timetable and try and work out any set clashes... Brisbane Saturday -January 28 Alexandria Street -Fortitude Valley Eat Your Own Ears & Young Turks Stage 11.50am - 12.20pm Husky 12.45pm - 01.15pm Jonti 01.40pm - 02.20pm Yuck 02.45pm - 03.25pm Austra 03.55pm - 04.40pm Girls Source Link ...ABC Dig Music18 January 2012
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News: Laneway 2012 Set TimesOrganisers have revealed the timetables for this year’s St Jerome’s Laneway Festival, which kicks off in Brisbane on January 28. Acts performing include Feist, Austra Geoffrey O’Connor, Laura Marling, The Horrors and Pitchfork darlings . Tickets, incredibly, are still on sale for all legs. Nab them here . Brisbane Saturday, January 28 Alexandria Street, Fortitude Valley Eat Your Own Ears & Young Turks Stage 11.50am - 12.20pm Husky 12.45pm - 01.15pm Jonti 01.40pm - 02.20pm Yuck 02.45pm - 03.25pm Austra 03.55pm - 04.40pm Girls 05.10pm - 05.55pm Anna Calvi 06.25pm - 07.10pm Twin ...Mess and Noise17 January 2012
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The Panics – ‘Not quite a home’New video from ‘The Panics’ featuring footage from Indonesia, probably shot on a 5DII and very well edited. Catchy tune with some twisted foreign scenes of gambling and cock fights. Warning – indie guy Jae Laffer smoking too many cigarettes. Check out The Panics at the Laneway Festival and here – http://whothehell.net/vHszWho The Bloody Hell Are They?17 January 2012
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News: Watch: The Panics’ Jae Laffer Smoke Hi ..Jae Laffer smokes more than a detective in a ’70s cop show in The Panics’ clip for ‘Not Quite Home’, the latest single from last year’s Rain On the Humming Wire . While written in England, the song – “about displacement, travel and unrequited love” – is set in Indonesia, where Laffer and a filmmaker pal travelled last year. The pair hit the road for a few days, meeting locals, smoking lots of rolled cigarettes and letting the camera roll. “We gambled at a makeshift pool hall on the side of a highway, wandered the charred remains of a volcanic crater, walked ...Mess and Noise17 January 2012
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BEST OF 2011 (PART 2)Left-click [ HERE ] to download the BEST OF 2011 (PART 2) mix. TRACKLIST --- 01 GRACE the view 02 THE NO NO SONG the sounds 03 MAJESTY the panics 04 BABY, I WILL LEAVE YOU IN THE MORNING marissa nadler 05 THE WEEPING SONG the michael j. epstein memorial library 06 IT’S A BEAUTIFUL THING the loose salute 07 FRIENDS mexican elvis 08 NO CHILDREN communist daughter 09 BONES david j. roch 10 WASH U CLEAN beth thornley 11 DADDY WON’T PAY YOUR BILL jon fratelli 12 SUICIDE IS PAINLESS lady & bird 13 UBERLIN r.e.m. 14 HOMEWORK big ...a PLAGUE of ANGELS8 January 2012
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News: M+N Lunchbox #16: ExpatriateFor the second time in its short history, the M+N Lunchbox series will head to Sydney for a free lunchtime performance by Expatriate at Goodgod Small Club on January 20. The band, who recently returned to Australia following an extended stint in Europe, will play a set of songs from their forthcoming second album Hyper/Hearts , including new single ‘Miracle Mile’ . The follow-up to 2007 debut In The Midst Of This , the album was recorded at Monnow Valley Studios in Wales with producer Andy Savours (PNAU, The Killers) and completed at Expatriate’s home studio in Berlin. It’ll ...Mess and Noise20 December 2011
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Feature: Critics Poll 2011: 50-21You’ve had the chance to tell us your favourite local albums of the year in our sixth annual Readers Poll . Now, it’s our critics’ turn to weigh in. Here’s the first installment (50-21) of our selections for Album of the Year 2011. Tomorrow, it’s the Top 20. 50. Nick Huggins Five Lights (Two Bright Lakes/Remote Control) Key notes: First solo album in four years for the Melbourne-based producer (Otouto, Kid Sam) and Two Bright Lakes Records co-founder. Follows 2007’s Shipwreck What we said: “In its weaker moments Five Lights can be just as ephemeral ...Mess and Noise19 December 2011
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Feature: Tracks Of The Year 2011As the year winds to a close, we count down the top 20 Australian tracks of the year (well, 22 if we’re being pedantic). Words by EDWARD SHARP-PAUL , LAWSON FLETCHER , HANNAH BROOKS , DOUG WALLEN and DARREN LEVIN . Last year’s list here . T20. Big Scary ‘Mix Tape’ (From the album Vacation ) In 2011, Big Scary delivered some great singles, and a slightly patchy album. Among the ups and downs, ‘Mix Tape’ was the moment for the pool room. Opening with a dusty old piano arpeggio, Tom Iansek mumbles his verses, recounting bored conversations with a lover that he doesn ...Mess and Noise7 December 2011
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News: Gotye Wins 2011 J AwardFollowing his six-award triumph at the ARIAs on Sunday night, Gotye has taken out this year’s J Award for Album of the Year. Gotye (aka Melbourne singer Wally De Backer) was awarded the prize for his third album, Making Mirrors , at a live-to-air broadcast at the Oxford Art Factory in Sydney earlier this evening (November 30). He beat out records by The Middle East, Ball Park Music, Big Scary, The Jezabels, Papa vs Pretty, Kimbra, Drapht, Architecture In Helsinki and Art vs Science. “This is so much cooler than a pointy metal thing,” De Backer said in reference to ...Mess and Noise30 November 2011
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News: M+N Lunchbox #15: Howling BellsBefore they head out on their first national tour since September 2009, UK-based four-piece Howling Bells will perform a very special mid-week Lunchbox show at the Workers Club in Melbourne on November 29, 1pm. The free Tuesday afternoon performance (yes, Tuesday) will precede a headline show at The Corner Hotel on November 30, as well as dates in regional Victoria, NSW, Queensland, WA, SA and the ACT. Dates below. The band’s recently released third album The Loudest Engine – the sequel to 2009’s Radio Wars – was produced by The Killers' Mark Stoermer in his Nevada studio. More details here ...Mess and Noise14 November 2011
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News: J Award Nominees 2011 RevealedIt’s been a mediocre year for Australian music. That’s the only conclusion we can draw from the 2011 J Award nominees, which were revealed in full last night (November 9). In a year that saw exceptional releases by Adalita, HTRK, Laura Jean, Teeth & Tongue, Harmony, Geoff O’Connor, Twerps, Dick Diver, Dereb The Ambassador, Royal Headache, Kitchen's Floor, Lost Animal, Oscar & Martin, Oh Mercy, Jack Ladder, Batrider, Nick Huggins, Snowman, Melodie Nelson, The Vasco Era, Caitlin Park, Total Control, Belles Will Ring, Sand Pebbles, Ben Salter, The Panics, Seekae, Witch Hats, May">Abbe May and Noga">Mike ...Mess and Noise10 November 2011
